Word: mightly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...domestic issues by Attorney General John Mitchell. A steady flow of information and decision-demanding paper work comes to San Clemente. Inevitably, however, the President's pace is more selective than when he is in Washington, enabling him to put off some things until tomorrow that might have had to be done today in White House East. And much of the Washington trivia that nibbles at a President's hours is absent: no poster babies, cotton queens or service awards to worry about...
...Korea. Not even 6,000 antiwar demonstrators in Union Square could dampen the presidential humor. Nixon explained to the 238 diners that, although the U.S. Army Strolling Strings and the Marine Band were imported from Washington, the wines, the flowers and most of the guests were California products. He might have added, of the Hollywood variety. On hand were: Mrs. Clark Gable, Shirley Temple Black, Actor William Lundigan and even Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose unlikely dining partner was Henry Kissinger. Did they discuss world affairs? "No," purred Zsa Zsa, "but we talked about a lot of other affairs...
...Administration believe that the American defense establishment of the future will be significantly smaller than it is today?and even somewhat below the pre-Viet Nam level as the war burden lessens. While the fiscal problem and Congress' attitude force Laird to cut more and earlier than he otherwise might, some of the reductions seem?despite his protests?to fit into his long-term intentions. In appearing to be dragged into making economies, of course, Laird also maintains his credentials with the uniformed chiefs and with the congressional old guard that is still promilitary. Robert McNamara, by contrast, positively gloried...
...inquest may serve to answer the unanswered questions in what is be coming a peculiar and in some ways tragic episode in American political history. Or it may be that those who might have the answers will stick by the explanations already given, however implausible they seem. For the moment, all of the guests at the Chappaquiddick party continue to preserve what seems to be a preternatural silence...
Privately, Kennedy has expressed astonishment at some of the speculation that he has read-such as the contention that he had not swum from Chappaquiddick to Edgartown. Why, he wonders, would people think he might have invented such a story? The public attitude, of course, is to wonder why Kennedy left so many odd details-such as the swim to Edgartown-unexplained. In private, Kennedy also marvels that anyone could imagine him so stupid as to attend a sex orgy in his own state, accompanied by a middle-aged chauffeur and girls from his own and his late brother...